Northern Maine Soil & Water Districts Join Other State Conservation Districts for a New Natural Resources Survey

Maine and federal officials are conducting a survey of natural resources to help prioritize land and water management projects. 

Maine Soil & Water Conservation Districts is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service on the assessment. State officials say the goal of the effort is to allow conservation districts to better assist landowners and municipalities to protect land and water.

Conservation districts are sending surveys and holding meetings to get a handle on natural resource concerns around the state. The effort follows an earlier assessment that was completed in 2011.

The survey is available online and officials ask that participants complete it by March 31.

There are three soil conservation district field offices in Aroostook County: Saint John Valley Soil & Water Conservation District at 129 Market Street in Fort Kent, Southern Aroostook Soil & Conservation Water District at 304 North Street in Houlton, and Central Aroostook Soil & Water Conservation District at 735 Main Street in Presque Isle.

There is also a Maine Association of Conservation Districts.

Preliminary survey results will be available at local, county level meetings that will be scheduled throughout the month of March.